Alcibiades
Biography
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Alcibiades
Alcibiades, son of Cleinias, from the deme of Scambonidae, was a prominent Athenian statesman, orator, and general. He was the last famous member of his mother's aristocratic family, the Alcmaeonidae, which fell from prominence after the Peloponnesian War. He played a major role in the second half of that conflict as a strategic advisor, military commander, and politician.
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Early years
Rise to prominence
Sicilian Expedition
Defection to Sparta
Defection to Achaemenid Empire in Asia Minor
Negotiations with the Athenian oligarchs
Reinstatement as an Athenian General
Battles of Abydos and Cyzicus
Further military successes
Return to Athens
Defeat at Notium
Death
Military achievements
Skill in oratory
References in popular culture
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